It's an itty place that's easy to miss. We had to search for the door to get in.

Really cute and homey atmosphere. There's no music, which is unusual for a restaurant.

We had an adorable little server, very enthusiastic.

There's free tea upon arrival! But it's room-temp.

The menu doesn't have any English explanations. I'm not that familiar with Korean dishes, so I was lost. Thank God Elise came too.

The panchan is the best we've had so far.

The dduk bok ee is so good! I've never had any with ramen in it before.

The LA galbi is tender, juicy, flavorful, and delicious.

The seafood pancake is excellent. Mmm, teeny-tiny octopus and baby shrimp. The calamari in it is tender, and the pancake itself isn't too doughy or chewy like we've found at other places.

Second Visit

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We may have mentioned once or twice that we love this kind of potato salad...

Some little sweet beans -- we thought the panchan here was really good and not from the same mysterious panchan store that most of the other Korean places seem to use. (Is THAT what they're doing at Manna Bakery?)

Ddukbokki! I am predicting that this will be the new Asian food fad-- the pho of the 2010s? Note that this version has ramen noodles and an egg (just for Miko!)

But the seafood pancake and dduk bok ee were just as amazing as last time!

I was not a fan of the deng gachi ge -- it smelled like kiriboshi daikon, which I've always hated. Elise would also like us to note that one of the panchan tastes like you licked a hippie. We have no idea what exactly it was.

We wondered if they gave us special treatment because they saw that I was taking notes.

The chef came to the table to give us his recommendations and was very friendly and non-intimidating.

The nigiri had no wasabi on it. We did not like that.

The tuna and yellowtail was a bit fishy and a little mushy.

The salmon was surprisingly good. Creamy and delicious.

The French kiss roll was a bit of a mess. It's a common mistake with Western sushi rolls, trying to stuff anything and everything in there. And then they're too big to bite into and they fall apart, so you can't get all the different flavors together anyway.

They gave us lot of free stuff! The underling chef made us a roll at the end, and it was creative and tasty. It was made of soy paper, salmon, crab, and sesame vinegar. They gave us fancy sliced oranges too.

5/10 UPDATE

I (Miko) recently went to Katzra, and they had recently remodeled and reopened. And it was so terrible! Everything tasted a little off, and the crunchies were stale. Therefore, I have changed my rating (with Jenne's permission), even though I did not go on an official Convoy Conquest visit.